The Three Republican Camps after King v. Burwell

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s disappointing King v. Burwell decision, many are asking what comes next for those of us who have opposed Obamacare as a disastrous federalization of American health care.

I predict that the Republican party will quickly divide into three camps on health-care politics:

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Should the upcoming Supreme Court decision in King v. Burwell go against the Obama Administration, conservatives in Congress will have a unique opportunity to support a bold repeal-and-replace plan in 37 states.

If the Court rules that the Obama administration must execute Obamacare as written, more people would be liberated from its coercive individual mandate than would lose a subsidy, while millions more would be freed from its employer mandate that effectively caps their hours at 29 a week.